Douglas A-3 Skywarrior Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
Nicknamed The Whale due to its enormous size and weight, the Navy's A-3 Skywarrior was one of the longest serving, carrier-based jet aircraft. Designed by famed Douglas engineer Ed Heinemann, the A-3 featured a 36° swept wing, semi-monocoque fuselage, and two J57 turbojets in underwing nacelles. It typically carried a crew of three in a frame canopy with the pilot and bombardier/navigator sitting side by side. The A-3 was an outgrowth of a development program that dated to 1948 and was intended to serve as a strategic bomber. The prototype XA3D-1 first flew in 1952. Production problems pushed back introduction of the first A3D-1 aircraft…
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- ISBN: 978-1-937684-85-3
- EAN: 9781937684853
- Produktnummer: 13030226
- Verlag: Periscope Film LLC
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 574 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B20.3 cm x D3.0 cm 1'214 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 1214
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